Miami New Times Sold! Looks a Lot Like the Old Miami New Times

A quarter-century ago, my old, good buddy Mike Lacey came to Miami and decided to start a weekly paper. He wanted to move here, but a mugger and a prudent wife convinced him cocaine-fueled Miami wasn’t the place to raise a family.Today, Lacey bowed out. Along with his partner –…

Kendrick Lamar’s Recipe: Black Hippy, Lady Gaga, “Pussy and Patron”

If Planet Earth had testicles, they’d belong to Kendrick Lamar. Because, proverbially, homie’s got the world by the balls. With five critically acclaimed mixtapes and an independent release already under his belt, it’s easy to forget that the Compton MC’s first major-label LP hasn’t even dropped yet. The much-blogged about…

Harry’s Pizzeria: My Favorite Miami Restaurant

“What’s your favorite restaurant?” That question, recently batted around at our weekly editorial meeting, got us all thinking. If we had to choose one favorite at gunpoint, what would that restaurant be, and why? Each week, a different Short Order blogger will celebrate his or her favorite eatery — be…

Mugshots Friday: Ben Franklin and Big Bad Bearded Guys

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…

A French Freakout on Duval Street

I have great love for both France and its people, as well as Key West. So it tickled my spine earlier today to read on KeysNet.com that a 23-year-old French tourist named Romain Alvany was ejected from a Duval Street restaurant around 2 a.m. for walking into the kitchen and…

YMCMB: Seven Signs of the Young Money Empire’s Decline

Alright, the YMCMB crew is definitely at the top of the world right now. But it seems like things are beginning to go astray. The label’s Holy Trinity is Wayne, Drake, and Nicki. But lately, they’re doing strange things, picking dumb fights with other famous people, and garnering the wrong…

Ten Reasons EDM Is the Wimpiest Youth Culture Movement Ever

Ever since the Beat Generation, youth culture in America has been a vibrant and rebellious driving force. The Beats had risky views on race relations, jazz, and pot. The hippies had psychedelic drugs, sit-ins, and protest songs. Punks had mosh pits, spitting in each other’s faces, and rivet jackets. Hip-hoppers…

The Five Worst Media Personalities In Miami

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke ranks the least trustworthy names in local news.Miami has a lot of media personalities and journalists who are…

Five Most Hilarious Food Memes (Submit Your Picks!)

When you scrolled through your Facebook and Twitter timelines this weekend, how many updates would you say involved food? A lot. We know. If there isn’t someone rambling on about the presidential election or showing off that they’re getting their nails done or working out at the gym, the most…